EWMH
E751205
EWMH (Extended Window Manager Hints) is a widely used specification that defines how X11 window managers and desktop environments should interact to provide consistent window management features and behaviors.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EWMH canonical | 6 |
| EWMH (Extended Window Manager Hints) | 1 |
| ICCCM (Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual) | 1 |
| NetWM | 1 |
| _NET_WM_STRUT | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8682100 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EWMH Context triple: [KWin, supportsProtocol, EWMH]
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A.
Wayland
Wayland is a small city in Allegan County, Michigan, known for its rural character and proximity to Grand Rapids.
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B.
Wayland
Wayland is a modern display server protocol for Linux and other Unix-like systems designed to replace the X Window System with a simpler, more efficient architecture.
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C.
DWM
DWM is the Windows system component responsible for rendering and managing the visual effects and composition of the desktop user interface.
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D.
Xfwm4
Xfwm4 is the lightweight, compositing window manager used by the Xfce desktop environment on Unix-like systems.
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E.
IceWM
IceWM is a lightweight, fast, and highly configurable stacking window manager for the X Window System, popular on resource-constrained Linux and Unix-like systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EWMH Target entity description: EWMH (Extended Window Manager Hints) is a widely used specification that defines how X11 window managers and desktop environments should interact to provide consistent window management features and behaviors.
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A.
Wayland
Wayland is a modern display server protocol for Linux and other Unix-like systems designed to replace the X Window System with a simpler, more efficient architecture.
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B.
Wayland
Wayland is a small city in Allegan County, Michigan, known for its rural character and proximity to Grand Rapids.
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C.
DWM
DWM is the Windows system component responsible for rendering and managing the visual effects and composition of the desktop user interface.
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D.
Xfwm4
Xfwm4 is the lightweight, compositing window manager used by the Xfce desktop environment on Unix-like systems.
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E.
IceWM
IceWM is a lightweight, fast, and highly configurable stacking window manager for the X Window System, popular on resource-constrained Linux and Unix-like systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X11 protocol extension specification
ⓘ
window manager specification ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Extended Window Manager Hints ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
X Window System
ⓘ
linked to:
X11
X11 window managers ⓘ desktop environments ⓘ |
| basedOn | ICCCM ⓘ |
| category |
Freedesktop.org specifications
ⓘ
linked to:
Freedesktop.org standards
Window managers ⓘ X Window System ⓘ
linked to:
X11
|
| defines |
_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW property
ⓘ
linked to:
Extended Window Manager Hints
_NET_CLIENT_LIST property ⓘ _NET_CLOSE_WINDOW client message ⓘ _NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP property ⓘ _NET_DESKTOP_NAMES property ⓘ _NET_MOVERESIZE_WINDOW client message ⓘ _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS property ⓘ _NET_RESTACK_WINDOW client message ⓘ _NET_SHOWING_DESKTOP property ⓘ _NET_SUPPORTED property ⓘ _NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK property ⓘ _NET_WM_ALLOWED_ACTIONS property ⓘ _NET_WM_DESKTOP property ⓘ _NET_WM_FULLSCREEN_MONITORS property ⓘ _NET_WM_ICON property ⓘ _NET_WM_NAME property ⓘ _NET_WM_PID property ⓘ _NET_WM_STATE property ⓘ _NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE state ⓘ _NET_WM_STATE_BELOW state ⓘ _NET_WM_STATE_DEMANDS_ATTENTION state ⓘ _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN state ⓘ _NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN state ⓘ _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ state ⓘ _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT state ⓘ _NET_WM_STRUT property ⓘ _NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL property ⓘ _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE property ⓘ interaction between X11 window managers and desktop environments ⓘ standard X11 window manager hints ⓘ |
| extends | ICCCM ⓘ |
| fullName | Extended Window Manager Hints ⓘ |
| goal |
provide consistent window management behavior
ⓘ
standardize communication between clients and window managers ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
freedesktop.org
ⓘ
linked to:
Freedesktop.org standards
|
| publishedOn |
freedesktop.org
ⓘ
linked to:
Freedesktop.org standards
|
| supportsFeature |
pager integration
ⓘ
system tray docking ⓘ taskbar integration ⓘ virtual desktops ⓘ window activation ⓘ window stacking order control ⓘ window states ⓘ window types ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Awesome WM
ⓘ
linked to:
JWM
Enlightenment window manager ⓘ Fluxbox ⓘ IceWM ⓘ KWin ⓘ Metacity ⓘ Mutter ⓘ Openbox ⓘ Xfwm ⓘ
linked to:
Xfwm4
i3 (partially) ⓘ many modern X11 desktop environments ⓘ |
| uses |
X11 atoms
ⓘ
root window properties ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: EWMH Description of subject: EWMH (Extended Window Manager Hints) is a widely used specification that defines how X11 window managers and desktop environments should interact to provide consistent window management features and behaviors.
Referenced by (10)
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